4min

The game's first penetration into the area is by Frank Lampard, who feeds Florent Malouda but his cross from the left is headed away desperately by Nemanja Vidic

16min

Cristiano Ronaldo skins Michael Essien on the left and from the byline lofts a cross past Petr Cech but also too high for the leaping Hargreaves to meet.

20min

Owen Hargreaves crosses but it is cut out by Lampard, the first defender. Seconds later Scholes jumps too close to Claude Makelele with his elbow raised. Both go down, but the United midfielder starts bleeding near the eye. Rooney pushes Ashley Cole in the melee. Scholes and Makelele are booked

26min

From the right touchline Scholes feeds Wes Brown with a delicate flick and Brown flights a cross to the back post, where Ronaldo leaves Essien standing and heads the ball into the net to make it 1-0

34min

A reflex save from Edwin van der Sar after Lampard crossed to Drogba and he headed back to Michael Ballack. But it is Ferdinand who, under pressure, heads goalwards, forcing Van der Sar to parry

42min

After Chelsea pressure Hargreaves leads a determined counter-attack. Rooney on the right drives in a low cross but Carlos Tévez cannot get any control on the ball

43min

At the other end, Ferdinand brings down Lampard on the edge of the area. It earns a yellow card. From the free-kick Ballack spears the ball over the wall . . . and the bar

45min

Chelsea attack again and Essien's shot is deflected by Vidic. Lampard is following up and he calmly puts the ball past the flailing Ferdinand and Van der Sar to make it 1-1

55min

Essien rampages through past Ronaldo, who has dropped back into a defensive position. But Essien checks on to his left foot and curls his effort over the bar. It is midnight in Moscow

67min

Lampard threads into the area but Ferdinand, who had been limping, clears the ball and drops to the ground in agony. A stretcher arrives but he is fit to carry on

72min

Makelele goes down heavily with Tévez and Ricardo Carvalho deflects Michael Carrick's effort wide. Makelele's face is treated

77min

Ferdinand appears to trip Florent Malouda in the penalty area but referee Lubos Michel sees no intent and there is no penalty

78min

Didier Drogba's shot from the edge of the area curls in . . . but not enough and rebounds off the outside of the right post

86min

Cole drives the ball in towards Drogba but the ball is scrambled away. Then Ryan Giggs replaces Scholes, to pass Sir Bobby Charlton's United appearance record. It is his 759th

94min

After good work by Ballack under pressure Lampard turns and shoots left-footed and his effort hits the underside of the cross bar

102min

Patrice Evra pulls back from the byline for Ryan Giggs, but his lofted shot is blocked by superbly by John Terry with his head

115min

Tempers flare between Tévez and Ballack. Then Drogba slaps Vidic on his left cheek. Ballack and Tévez are shown yellow cards; Drogba is sent off. He leaves the pitch slowly in the pouring rain

Penalties

Chelsea seize the advantage when Ronaldo misses United's third kick. John Terry steps up to win the tie . . . and he hits the post.

In sudden death Anderson, Salomon Kalou and Ryan Giggs score their penalties, before Nicolas Anelka takes his . . . and Van der Sar saves, to send the European Cup to Manchester for a third time